Angry drivers say they are fed-up with delays to a new road scheme at a busy Tyneside junction.

The new roundabout at the junction of Wood Terrace and York Avenue in Jarrow has been under construction for several months.

Councillors have been bombarded with complaints from locals who claim the unfinished scheme could pose a danger.

Coun Edith Battye, who lives just a short distance from the scheme, said: "The amount of time this has taken is absolutely ridiculous.

"The scheme has dragged on for four or five months and people are complaining about it all the time.

"I have seen buses almost touching the barriers they have put up around the site and I think the roundabout is dangerous."

The roundabout is part of a local road safety scheme which could include new traffic lights at the junction of nearby Field Terrace and Bede Burn Road. Coun Alan Kerr said: "I have been assured the final resurfacing will take place on Sunday, July 27, when the road will be closed for the day. It should then be completed."